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Old 04-08-2015, 20:44
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Ok i thought it would be cool to play a bit of a game, following all the negative reviews and threads on here, I wondered what you would do to save the fast sinking ship...

Feel free to go wild with the axe, create your own stories for existing characters and your potential brand new ones... even create your own ending for the storylines that are currently running...

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Personally, I would start off with a mass axing! Joe, Freddie, Lynsey and Ziggy would be headed straight for the door. Lynsey and Freddie would be headed straight for the slammer as the gloved hand killer is revealed, with Freddie advising Lynsey about who 'deserved' to die. Joe would be offered a job elsewhere, and Ziggy would leave in embarrassment following both Leela's and Tegan's objections to a future with him.

Nancy would be driven out of the village, following the reveal of her fling with Robbie being revealed, and the McQueen's starting a hate campaign against her, viewing this as an insult to Phoebe's memory.

Fankie would have another affair, relatively short lived, with Louis Loveday. Following the exposure, Jack would finally kick Frankie out and she would leave. Zack seeing his dad's affair as the proof that his family is a lie, would lash out, ultimately paralysing him. This would allow a story for him, Simone and Lisa in the discovery and cover-up of the assult, along with Louis loosing his ability to move perminantly. Zack has been shown as a nice guy until now, but we have also seen a violent temper in him...

Moving on the McQueen/Campbell families, I would swing the axe towards Lockie and John-Paul... Maybe have them get together and leave. John-Paul as a character has really failed 2nd time round, and Lockie is just there for affairs... Also Pete around Christmas/New Year. After his abuse of Cleo is revealed on Christmas Day, the McQueen's realise that Porsche was also telling the truth, resulting in the fallout, and ultimately leading up to Who Killed Pete. It would be announced he would be murdered on New Years Eve, but the killer, Cleo's, identity would be secret until broadcast.

Diane would also be axed, along with Scott. Scott would leave with Sinead, and Diane, after failing to get custody of Rose along with DD, she would leave the square to also live with her daughter.

I would axe Ben and Nico. As much as i love Anna Passey, Sienna has just gone round in a massive circles. So Nico would be found responsible for Carlys death and Ben would leave her following this. Sienna can then suffer a full mental breakdown, and turn to hard drugs.

I would reign in Cindy's bipolar storyline, it has been handled so disrespectfully. I would focus it on sleeping around (take her focus off Jason) and get her family in masses of debt and loose the flat. Also show the depression and psychosis side, as well as portraying the effects it has on her relationships with Dirk and Holly, and Holly's relationship with Jason.

I would have give Ste more of a family based storyline with Leela and Tegan. Leela being Peri's mum had massive potential for character development and story telling, but hasnt really done anything. After the birth of Peri's baby, I would make Peri and Tom keep it, but Leela would struggle to bond with her grandaughter and Peri would suffer from Post Natal Depression, ultimately struggling to see why Leela had given her up, causing friction and splits in the family.

I would bring back the student halls and the SU bar. Its not been the same since those days, and would bring in 2 new students, Tania and Roxanne (both 18). They would be 2 sisters, Roxanne would be a bit of a brainbox, who would become good friends with Cleo, but would struggle with her loyalties when she discovers she killed Pete, Tania would be a born leader who would bully the young chinese couple, Bo (24) and Li (19) Chong and their son Shi (2), who have moved into the village after finding out Li is pregnant again, dispite the strict laws in China around birth control.

I would bring in a entirely new family, the Da Silva's. Made up of secretive Christine (42), and her younger husband Darryl (29) , sons Ryan (21) and Lee (19) , and younger daughter Emily (17). The family would be harbouring a massive secret that Emily was not actually Christine's daughter, she stole her from a local hospital when she was born and has been moving the family around the country incase of being discovered. This would be unknown to all exept from Christine herself. The secret would be revealed in the future but would be long running.

Maxine and Darren would win the Lottery, and become the new landlord and landlady of the Dog. Grace and Trevor would go clean, get married and raise baby Curtis with Esther. Grace and Esther's friendship would make them a strong comedy double act, as well as Trevor, while remaining a strong character, will be comical with his relationships.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of ideas I have.... what about you guys????

GO MAD AND PROSPER MY FRIENDS!!!
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Old 04-08-2015, 21:50
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I'd just axe the show to be honest. It has gone way past the point of any chance of redemption. If you carry on with the ridiculousness, it'd continue to be terrible. If you take it back to its roots (more 2006-2008) then it'll just seem dull by comparison. It's like taking Big Brother to its back-to-basics format after years of crazy and outrageous housemates. Also, the characterisation side of HO is truly abysmal which renders all of the existing characters ruined.
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Old 04-08-2015, 22:03
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Get rid of the god awful Lovedays
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Old 04-08-2015, 22:24
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Ok i thought it would be cool to play a bit of a game, following all the negative reviews and threads on here, I wondered what you would do to save the fast sinking ship...

Feel free to go wild with the axe, create your own stories for existing characters and your potential brand new ones... even create your own ending for the storylines that are currently running...

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This is just the tip of the iceberg of ideas I have.... what about you guys????

GO MAD AND PROSPER MY FRIENDS!!!
If you did all that, my friend, I might even tune in again. Though you'd have to get rid of the godawful Maxine as well.

Nice ideas. It's not saveable, though, not for all the tea in China.
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Old 04-08-2015, 22:38
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I'd axe almost everyone, get back any actors I could from better times and get some proper writers in.
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Old 04-08-2015, 22:48
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Old 04-08-2015, 22:55
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Maxine and Darren would win the Lottery, and become the new landlord and landlady of the Dog.

Why Darren and Maxine need to win the lottery to take over The Dog? Darren already co-owns the pub! unless of course he wanted to buy out the rest of the osbornes, in that case what would you do with Jack and Frankie after they split up?
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Old 04-08-2015, 23:29
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Maxine and Darren would win the Lottery, and become the new landlord and landlady of the Dog.

Why Darren and Maxine need to win the lottery to take over The Dog? Darren already co-owns the pub! unless of course he wanted to buy out the rest of the osbornes, in that case what would you do with Jack and Frankie after they split up?

He would buy out the rest and the money would go on Darren and Maxines careers, and on Minnie's future, this would be a part link to Cindy's bi-polar, as she knows she's in debt and tries her luck with Darren, becoming convinced they are having an affair. She would also believe Maxine is trying to kill her as she knows about the 'affair' (this would be a part of the story, not the main focus). Jack would carry helping behind the bar. I would start to tackle Alzheimer's with Jack and the effect it has on his family and friends.

In regards to Frankie she would have been axed at the start and has gone to live with Craig.
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